Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-25
SOUTH CAROLINA.

AT the recent session of the Legislature
two new voting precincts were establish.
ed, one at Tradesville and one at Primus
The High School building Of Reidsviile.
Spartanburg county, was burned Tues
day. The ire is said to have caught dur
ing recess. The loss is about $1,000.
The cotton receipts in Anderson for the
four monthe OF the present season, ending
Dec. 81, 1886, amounted to 1865 bales,
as against 1926 for the corresponding
time in 1885, and l4,3l7 In 1854.
Petitions are being circulated in Collie
ton county asking Congressman Elliott
to have postal route established from
RantOwles to Capt. J. X. p. Fox's, thence
to Delemars cross roads aud on to shep-
herdyiile, TO Mr. Cooper's mill, a distance
of twenty-five miles.
At recent meeting the County Com
missioners of Pickens retired SO. 900 of the
county ponds OF 1889. With the contin-
uance OF s mills until 1889, the $40. 600
Indebtedness of the county will be met,
when tine tax will be reduced to mills,
and meet the next installment OF $4,000
in 1895.
4. }. Martin, general merchandise
dealer, at WILLIAMSON, has made an as.
signment to Z. E. Horton, OF the same
place. The liabilities are about $4,000.
and assets unknown, though 1t is under
stood that they Will clear all indebted.
ness. the failure was brought about by
sudden pressure on the part OF certain
creditors.
Col. Holloway, Secretary OF the State
Agricultural and Mechanical Society. In
forms the bureau that the Am erican
Clydesdaie Association, Springfield, H..
through It's executive committee, offers
a valuable medal each. for the best
rpnnT1n1 llV1nGhala stallion
bred in the State OF South Carolina
and exhibited at the state fair OF 1887.
Capt. l.. d. Childs has rendered on ac.
count OF hts health aud the demands of
business, his resignation as Captain of
tue Ricbland Volunteers. This Will be
bad news tor the company and the pub.
lie OF Columbia, as Capt. Childs infused
new lie into the organization when he
took command last year, and has
been steadfast laborer Tor lts improve
meht.
The annual meeting Of the State Crane.
Patrons Of Huebandry, will be held IN
Agricultural Hall, Columbia, on Wednes-
day, Feb ,, at II a. m. Among the inn
portantmatters demanding attention at
the meetlnsysFe. the election of officers
and the ebbsldefation Of the Grange In.
campment AZ spartanburg next summer
Ine state Agricultural and Mechanical
Society will meet At the same time.
on farm in G "eenville county there IS
white oak and dogwood tree standing
about foot apart. Several OF the roots
have grown into each other, the two OF
which have met and united so completely
that no point or place OF union can be
seen. Part OF the root has the ap0ear-
! ance OF the lockwood. and part OF the
white oak. These roots at the smalle II
| place are about Ia inches In diameter.
At Columbia Friday Gov. Richardson
said that he had seen the report in the
| News and Courier from York county
stating that certain riotous parties could
not be arrested, as there was not trial
! justice in the county 10 Issue "A warrant.
and that such a state OF affairs would be
Immediately remedied. Gov. Richard son
| Is not responsible for the present paraly.